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Question: How many US Cities/Towns can you name?
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« on: November 29, 2020, 07:23:22 PM »
Rules:
Use this website to keep track of everything

https://iafisher.com/projects/cities/usa

-You can get as many incorrect names as you want
-You have unlimited time
-You may not look at a map or Atlas while doing this
-You may take breaks in between if needed, but don’t look things up.

Post your numbers below!
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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2020, 10:32:21 PM »
Made it to 2000 before I got bored.
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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2020, 10:49:45 PM »
I don’t know any.
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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2020, 10:50:34 PM »


Off the top of my head got to 200 and decided to stop for now. A few were accidents.
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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2020, 10:52:28 PM »
You have an incredibly high threshold for boredom.
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2020, 10:57:45 PM »
I it fair game to look up how to spell a city with hard names, such as Albuquerque, NM? I know some cities I don't know how to spell lol.
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2020, 11:08:12 PM »
Like 7, maybe
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2020, 11:30:19 PM »
120 before I started blanking out on names.
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« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2020, 11:59:35 PM »
I did Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Georgia before I got bored and stopped.

358 cities.  Population:  18,042,554. 

States:
Alabama (96)
Georgia (95)
Florida (79)
Arkansas (35)
Arizona (23)
Connecticut (15)
Alaska (Cool
Delaware (6)

Smallest city named was Lake Buena Visa, FL (Disney World)
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« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2020, 12:07:43 AM »
Does Springfield count as 1 or 14?
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« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2020, 01:01:50 AM »
Got a little over 250, the map makes it so obvious my familiarity with middle and east TN + Southern KY and Atlanta/North Georgia, and the fact I tend to vacation on the redneck riviera 🤣

Smallest city I named was Clarkrange, TN
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« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2020, 01:08:10 AM »
446 before I got bored. Guess which state I live in.



https://iafisher.com/projects/cities/usa/share/221334

Two smallest I could name were Flat, AK (0) and the famous Monowi, NE (1).
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« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2020, 01:16:11 AM »
I did about 15, got bored, and stopped.
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« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2020, 02:32:25 AM »
I'm at 676; I'll see how many more I can get and then I'll post my map.
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« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2020, 02:33:03 AM »
Decided to push myself to 1000. That's all I'm willing to do.


http://iafisher.com/projects/cities/usa/share/221371
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« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2020, 03:16:45 AM »
Got 1,167 off the top of my head, although it should be 1,168 because Stonecrest, GA is a city.
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« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2020, 03:36:09 AM »


445 cities.
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« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2020, 04:52:47 AM »
« Edited: November 30, 2020, 04:28:19 PM by Kuumo »
I got 662 cities. You can probably guess which states I have lived in or visited based on how many cities I knew.

http://iafisher.com/projects/cities/usa/share/221411

You named 662 cities, with a total population of 86,289,954 (36.80% of the national urban population in 2010).

Smallest cities
1. Monowi, NE (1)
2. Mentone, TX (19)
3. Stanley, ID (63)
4. White Bird, ID (91)
5. Robertson, WY (97)

Best states
1. Texas (71)
2. California (68)
3. Washington (28)
4. Idaho (25)
5. New York (25)

Other stats
9 of 9 cities over 1,000,000 (100.0%)
33 of 33 cities over 500,000 (100.0%)
182 of 282 cities over 100,000 (64.5%)
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« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2020, 10:28:53 AM »
Gave up at 1,220.

Here's my map:


You named 1220 cities, with a total population of 99,392,722 (42.39% of the national urban population in 2010).

Smallest cities:
1. Elbe, WA (29)
2. Bucks, AL (32)
3. Shaniko, OR (36)
4. Crystal Mountain, MI (54)
5. Cardiff, AL (55)

Best states
1. Washington (192)
2. California (103)
3. Virginia (55)
4. New Jersey (54)
5. Texas (49)

Other stats
9 of 9 cities over 1,000,000 (100.0%)
33 of 33 cities over 500,000 (100.0%)
211 of 282 cities over 100,000 (74.8%)
50 of 50 states and the District of Columbia
50 of 50 capitals
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« Reply #19 on: November 30, 2020, 01:33:29 PM »
Why on earth would anybody do this?
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« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2020, 01:59:29 PM »
I just tried out the European one as well and made it to a little over 400 cities. I also learned that if you type any pronounceable combination of four letters, there's a decent chance it's a city in Europe and probably Italy specifically.
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« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2020, 02:31:05 PM »
iafisher.com/projects/cities/usa/share/221700

I got 340
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« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2020, 02:36:51 PM »
I gave up at 767, which is not bad given that I am not even American:

https://iafisher.com/projects/cities/usa/share/221695

I got all cities above 500,000 and 74% above 100,000. I also got all state capitals.

Summed together they form 40.42% of the national urban population.



Quote from: Crumpets on November 30, 2020, 01:59:29 PM
I just tried out the European one as well and made it to a little over 400 cities. I also learned that if you type any pronounceable combination of four letters, there's a decent chance it's a city in Europe and probably Italy specifically.

HAHAHAHAHA LMAO

Off the top of my head:
Roma (obviously)
Bari
Alba
Lodi
Como
Asti
Salò
Or for smaller villages, Acri, Nemi, Leni...
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« Reply #23 on: November 30, 2020, 02:46:06 PM »
I went ahead and continued this (had to stop and get some sleep at the aforementioned 1,167 mark,) but I was able to get up to 1,325 before blanking out. I should note that both Stonecrest and Peachtree Corners, GA, both of which are cities, are missing from this game.

Yes, that does tick me off.

Anyway, final stats:
- 50/50 capitals
- 50/50 states (+DC)
- All cities over 500,000 people
- 221/282 cities with over 100,000 people
- Smallest city: Centralia, PA (10 people)
- Largest city: NYC (obviously)

Best states:
- Georgia (229)
- Texas (119)
- Alabama (103)
- Florida (78)
- California (72)

Map:
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« Reply #24 on: November 30, 2020, 02:56:37 PM »
For some other versions:

I got 40 on the Canadian version
iafisher.com/projects/cities/canada/share/221719
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